| Literature DB >> 1525654 |
A R Lumia1, M H Teicher, F Salchli, E Ayers, B Possidente.
Abstract
Ablation of olfactory bulbs in rats reduced male sexual behavior, and altered the distribution of wheel-running activity between the light and dark phases of a 12:12 LD photoperiod. These effects were partially reversed by the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline. Olfactory bulbectomy also altered serotonin metabolism (5-HIAA/5-HT ratio) in the frontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, hippocampus and corpus striatum. These observations support the hypothesis that olfactory bulbectomy in rodents serves as a model of agitated hyposerotonergic depression.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1525654 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)90995-l
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252